Beef
Watch: Deane questions IFA silence on suckler-farming exodus
In an exclusive interview with Agriland, a former livestock chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and former vice president...
Beef Farming
Beef
ICSA demands explanation for €1/kg beef price differential
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is calling on meat factories and Bord Bia to explain how a...
Beef
Teagasc Grange investigates mitigating GHG on beef farms
A study conducted in Teagasc Grange earlier this year examined mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Irish beef production systems....
Agri-Business
We must fund active suckler, beef and sheep farmers - ICSA
The president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) Dermot Kelleher has said that government funding is urgently...
Beef
Taoiseach visits Meath farm producing carbon-neutral beef
The Taoiseach Micheál Martin heard how the agriculture sector has the potential to “go beyond carbon neutral” while on a...
Beef
No benefit letting cattle to grass unless conditions are right
With relatively mild conditions over the winter, most farmers who have walked their land in the past fortnight have returned...
Beef Focus
Beef Focus: Meath trial farm aims for 'carbon-neutral' beef
Situated on the banks of the Boyne in Dowth, Co. Meath, an agritech research farm is currently undergoing ambitious research,...
Agri-Business
Captain’s Hill Pedigree Angus Herd set for full dispersal
Corrin Mart, Fermoy, Co. Cork, is set to host a full dispersal sale of the Captain’s Hill Pedigree Angus Herd....
Beef
A cut above: How do the top performers in beef run their farms?
The beef farmers viewed as “top performers” in the sector – in other words farmers who are making the most...
Beef
Upcoming Beef Seminar: What will be discussed?
A range of key topics for discussion will be brought up at an upcoming “Beef Seminar” event, which will be...
Beef
IFA underlines 6 beef fund principles for 'farmers who need it most'
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed must ensure beef package funding is paid out to the farmers who have incurred the...
Beef
PGI status should be given to 'less intensive' suckler systems
Any initiative to get EU Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for beef should be focused on developing a niche for...
Beef
Kilkenny KT meeting to focus on achieving profitable beef production
An upcoming KT approved event titled ‘Achieving Profitable Beef Production’ aims to outline best practice for beef farmers. The event...
Beef
Protest vox pop: 'Great, in-spec beef produced by an industry with no future'
The severe lack of young people entering into beef farming is a sign of the struggle within the industry at...
Beef
Teagasc July beef tips: rotate stock and take out the bull
Keep stock rotated regularly around paddocks to ensure that cattle meet the target live weight gain of 1kg/head/day. Beef price is...
Beef
Beef farmers have no interest in partnerships, report shows
Only 1% of beef farmers would consider entering a farm partnership/collaborative farming initiative when they can no longer farm at...
Agri-Business
50% of beef farmers with cash flow problems sell cattle to alleviate issue
Three out of every 10 beef farmers admit that they experienced cash flow difficulties in 2013/14, according to an AIB report...